Kitchen-cabinet



No. 608,336. Patented Aug. 2, I898. W. LACKEY.

KITCHEN CABINET.

(Application-filed Aug. 19, 1897.)

U NITED: STATES PATENT O IC WILLIAM LAOKEY, OF SHERWOOD, TEXAS.

KITCHEN-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,336, dated August2, 1898.

Application filed August 19, 1397. Serial No. 648,827. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LAOKEY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Sherwood, in the county of Irion and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and'useful Improvementsin Kitchen-Cabinets, ofwhich the following is a specification' My invention relates to cabinetsof that class which provide storage-room for kitchensupplies and embodyin connection with the receptacles means for controlling the delivery ofthe materials and for grinding coffee, sifting flour or meal, &c.

The object of my invention is to improve the details of furniture ofthis character,

whereby the parts thereof better serve their respective functions andare rendered more convenient in use and the article is cheapened in itsconstruction and made more durable and serviceable. l

The several details of my said invention will be fully understood uponreference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure I is a frontelevation of my improved kitchen-cabinet, a sieve and valve beingremoved and placed on the front or table. Fig. II is an end elevation ofthe same, looking from the left. Fig. III is a verticallongitudinalsection on the line III III, Fig. II. Fig. IV is a verticaltransverse section on the line I'V IV, Fig. III;

The cabinet comprises a body portion 1, of rectangular form, havingconverging sides 1 and front 1", leading to a lower rectangular portion1and providing two bins 2 and a central space 2 intermediate of thebins, the bins having removable covers 3 and sifting-hoppers 4 beneaththe bins 011 each side of the central space 5 drawers 5, 6, 7, and 8,for condiments, &c., mounted in the central space be tween the bins;drawer 9, for salt or other substance, in the central space within thelower rectangular portion between the hoppers well 10 on top of saidcentral space, and sides 11 and back 12, projecting down from therectangular portion of the body, forminga receptacle or Well at thelower portion of the body in connection with bottom 13 and the combinedfront and table 14, hinged to said bottom. The cabinet is furtherprovided with adj ustable standards 15, supports 16, acoffee-receptacle1'7, and grinder 18.

7 'Each hopper l has at its mouth, within the lower rectangular portion,a transversely-sliding U shaped sieve 19,with a correspondinglycurvedfront plate 20 for covering its U- shaped opening 19 and permitswithdrawal of the sieve for cleaning and repair, while above the sieveis a rotaryagitator 21, e011- trolled by a crank 22, which turns infront of plate 20 to hold the sieve in place when the crank is locatedin a position beneath its axis, and above said agitator is ahorizontally-sliding valve 23, which cuts off the flow of material(flour or meal) from the bin, so that the sifter may be removed at willand so that the material will not be constantly dropping through whenthe cabinet is jarred. The said sides 11, back 12, and front 14 whenshut extend from the lower edges of the rectangular portion of thecabinet and form a receptacle or well which may be locked, if desired,and in which considerable room is left by reason of the converging sidesand'front of the hoppers. The front is secured by hinges 24., limited'inits downward movement by jointed straps 25, and swings up against thelower front edge when shut, so as to make a neat and trim appearance.

Each standard 15 is formed of channel-bar, and to connect the bodyportion to said stand ard it is provided with lower angle-brackets 26,upon which the body rests, and with upper brackets 27, secured to thesides of the cabi net in any suitable manner. The standards rest inlaterally-presented sockets28, formed justably secured in the channelsof the standards by means of the clips and nuts 36. Each support has adownwardly-projecting Ilaring sleeve 37, fitted to the shank and restingon the support and forming a barrier for vermin.

Upon one of the brackets 27for instance, the upper oneI provide aprojection 38, having a vertical opening 39, and in connection with thisI provide a coffee-receptacle &O of peculiar shape, having a bail t1projecting upwardly from one side of the receptacle, then horizontally,and terminating in a downward projection l2, which enters the opening 39in projection 38. The coffee-receptacle 17 is thus removably supportedon the cabinet. The coffee-receptacle consists of a tight chamber havinga funnel 4:3 at one corner of the bottom with a mouth 44:, which constitutcs the only opening into the receptacle and is closed by a valve Thefunnel 43 projeets into the hopper if) of the coffee-grinder 18, so thatit is simply necessary to withdraw valve l5 when it is desired to grindcoffee.

The coffee-grinder 18 is of ordinary construction, and in order that anygrinder may be mounted on the cabinet I provide one of the brackets 27with a lateral flange $7, to which I secure a board 48, to which thegrinder may be attached in the usual manner, or the board -18 may be theback of the grinder.

Having now described my said invention, the following is what I claim asnew therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A kitchen-cabinet comprising a rectangular body having convergingsides and front and lower rectangular portion, and providing two binshaving independent hoppers and a central space extending into the lowerrectangular portion. between the bins and hop pers, the upper well abovethe central space, the back, sides, bottom and table providing a lowerwell beneath the converging sides, front and lower rectangular portionof the hopper, the upper drawers beneath the upper well, the lowerdrawer within the lower rectangular portion between the hoppers, thebrackets secured to the sides of the cabinet having laterally-presentedsockets, and the channel-bar standards on which the cabinet is adjustably supported; substantially as described.

J. A kitchen-cabinet comprising a rectangular bodyhaving convergingsidesand front and lower rectangular portion, formed with U-shaped openingsand providing two bins having independent hoppers and a central spaceextending into the lower rectangular portion between the hoppers, theU-shaped removable sieves each having a correspondingly U-shaped frontplate, closing the sieveopenings, and the rotary stirrers having cranksfor holding the sieves in place when in normal position; substantiallyas described.

\VI'LLTAM. LACKICY.

\Vi tn esses 1 ii. RU'rLnnon, W. N. KUYKENDALL.

